Word Meaning 腰が砕ける

こしがくだける koshi ga kudakeru

腰が砕ける is read as こしがくだける (koshi ga kudakeru) and means to collapse.

Meaning

English

to collapse
to give up
to lose one's nerve
to have one's knees give way

Reading

Kana

こしがくだける

Romaji

koshi ga kudakeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 138304 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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腰砕け

こしくだけ

collapsing in the middle of a bout

腰掛ける

こしかける

to sit (down)

腰椎

ようつい

lumbar vertebra

腰縄

こしなわ

leash

腰高障子

こしだかしょうじ

tall-paneled sliding door

腰弁当

こしべんとう

lunchbox hanging from one's waist

腰障子

こししょうじ

shoji screen with a wooden panel in the bottom part

腰張

こしばり

sliding door's decorative paper skirt

砕ける

くだける

to be worried

腰

こし

body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.)

腰掛け

こしかけ

temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

腰部

ようぶ

loins